Year of the Lion
We’re a global organization of active men and women, and it shows in our calendar. Each year, we seek to make a greater global impact than the year before. One way we do this is by participating in critical, long-standing events, and by adding new ones throughout the years.
October 2018
Vision Awareness Month
Lions Membership Growth Month
Leo Membership Growth Month
October 1
- Deadline to purchase Peace Poster Contest kits from Club Supplies Sales
October 9
- Application deadline for Matching, Lions Quest and Diabetes grants to be reviewed at the January 2019 board and LAC meetings
October 11
- World Sight Day
October 12
- Application deadline for SightFirst grants to be reviewed at the January 2019 SightFirst Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting
October 14-17
- International Board of Directors Meeting (Ojai, California, USA)
October 15
- International White Cane Safety Day
October 25-27
- EUROPA Forum (Skopje, Macedonia FYROM)
November 2018
Diabetes Awareness Month
November 1
- International Leo Day Video Contest submissions due
November 14
- World Diabetes Day
November 15
- Postmark deadline for a club to send one winning Peace Poster (per contest) to the district governor
November 15
- Leo October Membership Growth Award nominations due
November 15-18
- OSEAL Forum (Haikou, Hainan, Peoples Republic of China)
December 2018
December 1
- Postmark deadline for a district governor to send one winning Peace Poster entry to the multiple district council chairperson and for clubs not belonging to districts and districts not belonging to multiple districts to send one winning Peace Poster entry (per contest sponsored) to the Public Affairs Division
December 1
- Postmark deadline for a district governor to send one winning essay to the multiple district council chairperson and for clubs not belonging to districts and districts not belonging to multiple districts to send one winning essay (per contest sponsored) to the Public Affairs Division
December 5
- International Leo Day
December 5-8
- ISAAME Forum (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
December 5-8
- Leo ISAAME Forum (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
December 15
- Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning Peace Poster to the Public Affairs Division
December 15
- Postmark deadline for the multiple district council chairperson to send one winning essay to the Public Affairs Division
January 2019
Hunger Awareness Month
January 6-12
- LCIF Week
January 8
- Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, IL, USA)
January 9-11
- LCIF Board of Trustees meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
January 11
- Last day for early discount on convention registration fees
January 13
- Melvin Jones’ birthday
January 15
- Leo Club Program Advisory Panel nominations due
January 15
- Peace Poster Kits go on sale from Club Supplies Sales
January 16-19
- FOLAC Forum (Rosario, Argentina)
February 2019
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
February 1
- International Peace Poster contest winners will be notified on or before this date
February 8
- Application deadline for Matching and Diabetes grants to be reviewed at the May 2019 board and meetings
February 12-14
- First Vice District Governor/District Governor-elect Seminar (Days 1-3)
February 15
- International Childhood Cancer Day
March 2019
Eye Donor Awareness Month
March 9
- 41st Annual Lions Day with the United Nations (New York City, USA)
March 31
- Last day for regular convention registration fees
April 2019
Environmental Awareness Month
Family & Friends Month
Leo Club Awareness Month
April 1
- Leos of the Year Award nominations due
April 3-7
- International Board of Directors Meeting (Reykjavik, Iceland)
April 10
- Lions Day with the United Nations (Geneva, Switzerland)
April 22
- Earth Day
April 27
- Lions Worldwide Induction Day
April 30
- Deadline for submission of 2019-2020 Regional Lions Leadership Institute (RLLI) Grant applications
May 2019
Strengthen Membership Month
May 1
- Deadline for advance convention registration and hotel room requests to be received
May 1
- Deadline for convention registration refunds and hotel deposit refunds for individual cancellations
May 1
- Deadline for International Contest (Newsletter and website) entries to be received by Public Affairs Division
May 6
- Executive Committee Meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
May 8-10
- LCIF Board of Trustees meeting (Oak Brook, Illinois, USA)
May 12
- Application deadline for SightFirst grants to be reviewed at the August 2019 SightFirst Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting
May 12
- Application deadline for Lions Quest grants to be reviewed at the August 2019 Lions Quest Advisory Committee (LAC) meeting
May 15
- Deadline for filing Officer Reporting Form (PU101)
June 2019
June 1
- Helen Keller Day
June 5
- World Environment Day
June 7
- Lions Clubs International Birthday
June 15
- Deadline for submission of pre-certified delegate forms for voting at International Convention
June 30-July 4
- International Board of Directors Meeting (Milan, Italy)
July 2019
July 5
- First Vice District Governor/District Governor-elect Seminar (Day 4)
July 5-9
- 102nd International Convention (Milan, Italy)
